类型: IC
作者: ai03
发布时间: 2022-07-16 13:41:37
更新时间:
2022-09-10 10:48:04
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=117798.0
Vector
Retro-Modern PCB Gasket 60% Keyboard
Blending the past with the present, Vector renews
vintage keyboard elements with modern functions and stylings
to create a distinctly retro board that blends into desk
environments of the present.
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A Leap Across Time
Large seams, tapered front
ledges, rounded edges, large bezels, pen rails - Vector
revives the elements of early keyboards and reshapes them to
fit the modern.
Use the default penrail matched to the
case for an undeniably retro feel; swap it for an accent
color to create an entirely new impression that pairs well
with vibrant keysets.
Bold Brushstrokes
An uniform visual seam
journeys around the boards faces, defining the case parts
and outlining the massive polished weight overlaid with
accent laser engravings.
With large, blocky faces that
wrap around the keyboards form with both a sense of
roundness and overall sharpness, Vector blurs the lines
between retro and current stylings.
Classic, Timeless Internals
Vectors homage to
the past carries over to its internals with a plateless
PCB-mount structure from early keyboards.
With full
gasket isolation from the case and internal case screws,
Vector brings the early inspiration to custom keyboard
standards.
Specifications
Case: Anodized Aluminum
Weight:
Polished PVDed steel, overlay laser engraving patternwork
->
Updated here
Accent pieces: Penrail (default aluminum matched to
case color, optional add-on accent colors)
Case Weight:
2.4kg
Case colors: TBD ->
Announced here
Internals: Gasket-mounted PCB mount; internal screw;
USB daughterboard
PCB: Solderable (non-hotswap), no
flex slot
Layout Compat:
- Left shift regular/ISO
- Right shift unified/split
- Enter ANSI/ISO
- Backspace regular/split
-
Spacebar 7U/3+1+3U
Plate: Optional FR4 plate included but not recommended
Vendors: CannonKeys
Price: TBA, but not pretty -> Announced here
Q&A
Q: No hotswap option?
A: Nope - the board is designed first and foremost as a PCB-mount structure which doesnt pair well with hotswap.
Q: Can I buy the board without weight engravings?
A: Nope - this is how the board is designed and envisioned.
Q: But I dislike how the weight accents look!
A: Then go find a different keyboard. Also, thats no longer a question.
Q: What do you mean by the price being not pretty?
A: The initial production cost quote we received blew past that of Andromeda. Even after revising the design to make it much more reasonable, its still not pretty.
Q: Why the lack of flex slots on the PCB?
A: Without a plate, it flexes so hard that it slams into the bottom of the case and short-circuits. Yes, we tried it - you can probably imagine how that prototype ended up.
Q: Whats the story behind the name?
A: As the winds of creativity moved the sands to form this design transcending the boundaries of time, their motion was captured within vectors of
Or not. I randomly slapped the name onto the design to refer to it before any name was chosen, and couldnt come up with anything else so it just kinda stuck until now.
Note
Early prototype revisions did not have a detachable penrail and had a flex-slotted PCB - some of the photographed units are of the old units and will differ from production.